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Algodoo

With Algodoo you draw two-dimensional machines and experiments and show how they react to gravity, feathers and other forces.

Developer Algoryx Simulation AB

Version 2.2.4 · Freeware · Windows · macOS

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Algodoo is a 2D environment in which you draw objects and give physical properties. For example, you build a lever, marble track or machine with axles, motors and springs. Then you start the simulation and see how the design moves.

The program invites you to change one property and view the effect. Make an object heavier, change friction or adjust a connection. For education, it helps when you formulate a question in advance and not immediately change dozens of institutions simultaneously. An attractive animation is not the same as a controlled experiment.

You can save your own scenes and view or share work from others via Algobox. The desktop download for Windows and Mac is free; the shopping expenses have a different purchasing model. Use simulations to explore phenomena, but do not treat a self-built scene as a substitute for validated technical calculations.

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SoftwareWhat can it do?Platform and licence
AlgodooYou are viewing this app With Algodoo you draw two-dimensional machines and experiments and show how they react to gravity, feathers and other forces. Windows, macOSFreeware
GeoGebra ClassicView this alternative You mainly want to investigate mathematical constructions and graphs. Windows, macOS, LinuxFree for personal use

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Who is it for?

You want to explore physics, support a lesson or draw moving constructions.

Getting started

Choose the official desktop download for your system. Start with the introduction scene and then build a simple slope with one moving object.

Privacy

You can save your own scenes locally. For sharing via Algobox you use an online environment; do not place personal data in publicly shared scenes.

Good to know

2D model is a simplification. Many settings can distract. Shopping expenses may have been paid

Please note

A simulation depends on the chosen settings and simplifications. The current Windows version does not work on Windows 7; the maker offers an older version.

Advantages

  • Draw your own machines and tastings Trying out forces visibly Save and Share Scenes

Things to consider

  • 2D model is a simplification Many settings can deduce Shopping expenses may have been paid

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Official download page

Provider’s website · www.algodoo.com

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Version history

2.2.4

The introduction scene contains more interactions and some icons have been renewed.

  • The introduction scene contains more interactions and some icons have been renewed.
  • Multiple crashes with the brush tool have been fixed.
  • Large imported images are no longer displayed white by the described error.
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Our verdict

Algodoo is strong if you want to make a physical idea visible and then change. The combination of drawing and simulation lowers the threshold compared to professional simulation software. The learning value arises especially if you examine one question at a time. For precise engineering or proof of a design, the assumptions of a simple scene are insufficient; use it mainly for insight, lessons and creative experiments.

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